The Inn at Whitewell – Victorian Aqueduct Footbridge loop from Bowland Forest Low

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The Inn at Whitewell – Victorian Aqueduct Footbridge loop from Bowland Forest Low

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The Inn at Whitewell – Victorian Aqueduct Footbridge loop from Bowland Forest Low

03:09

11.7km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

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Forest of Bowland National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Restaurant

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83 m

The Inn at Whitewell

Highlight • Restaurant

Quite a swanky pub, was featured in BBC's 'The Trip' with Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. Can be quite busy with weddings at weekends, so road cyclists might not feel …

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374 m

Porter Wood

Forest

2.87 km

Victorian Iron Bridge over the River Hodder

Highlight • Monument

A Victorian iron bridge, built by the Blackburn Corporation in 1882. It carries a footpath over the River Hodder.

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2.93 km

Victorian Aqueduct Footbridge

Highlight • Monument

This bridge is now used as a footbridge but it was originally a Victorian aqueduct.

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3.90 km

Puddleducks Tea Room at the Centre of the United Kingdom

Highlight • Cafe

Popular cyclists haunt with good food, outside and indoor seating, secure bike racks, drying room, water bottle refill tap. They don't take cards but you can get cash-back from the …

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5.82 km

View of The Knot (Sugar Loaf)

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Knot or Sugar Loaf is a small conical hill or knoll which just juts out from the surrounding fields.

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5.82 km

Stocks Reservoir Aqueduct

Highlight • Structure

I believe this strange bridge which seems to serve no purpose was actually an aqueduct taking water from the Stocks Reservoir.

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6.03 km

View of the Rolling Hills in the Forest of Bowland

Highlight • Viewpoint

7.07 km

Knowlmere Manor

Highlight • Other

Knowlmere was a mesne manor of the Lords of Bowland originally subinfeudated to the Savile family but held by the Hammertons from 1382. From at least the mid-thirteenth century, some …

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11.7 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.79 km

2.77 km

2.67 km

1.48 km

Surfaces

8.61 km